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(43) Date of publication: 11.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/41 (21) Application number: 14907472.6 (22) Date of filing: 01.12.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E02D 3/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/067926 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/089353 (09.06.2016 Gazette 2016/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment AB 631 85 Eskilstuna (SE)	(72) Inventor: MAGALSKI, Edward Spring Grove, Pennsylvania 17362 (US) (74) Representative: Volvo Technology Corporation  Volvo Corporate Intellectual Property BF14100, M1.7 405 08 Göteborg 405 08 Göteborg (SE)